New organic materials for creating advanced, flexible, light-weight solar cells and electronics for military and civilian use in remote areas away from power grids will be the focus of a new research center directed by Enrique Gomez, professor of chemical engineering and materials science and engineering at Penn State.
Beyond the benefits of renewable energy and habitat restoration, Penn State's new 70-megawatt solar array near the Mont Alto campus will create many student internship and research opportunities to help train the next generation of solar power leaders and familiarize students with utility-scale solar projects.
For anyone, a trip to Argentina would have been exciting. But for Penn State graduate student Rachel Gutierrez, who’s long been fascinated by severe weather such as hail and thunderstorms, it represents the holy grail of her research interests.
Charles Hosler, dean emeritus of Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, is credited with continuing the transition of the college from its longtime mineral extraction and processing focus to one comprising experts of the entire Earth system. But, he said, few might grasp the importance of the one decision he felt had the most impact.
James White, a senior majoring in materials science and engineering at Penn State, will begin a full-time job at ArcelorMittal, a leading steel company, after graduating in May 2019.
The 2019 Nelson W. Taylor Lecture Series in Materials Science and Engineering will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday, April 11 in the HUB-Robeson Center’s Freeman Auditorium on Penn State’s University Park campus. The theme of this year’s lecture series is “Materials from First Principles.”
The National Hydrocarbon Agency of Colombia appointed Dave Yoxtheimer, assistant research professor in the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute and extension associate with the Penn State Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research, to a commission of experts tasked with providing an independent and objective analysis of shale energy development in the country.
Charles Zebula, president of energy supply for American Electric Power, will give the 2019 G. Albert Shoemaker Lecture in Mineral Engineering at Penn State. His talk, “Resources that will power our future,” will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, April 15, at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.
Tropical paradises such as San Salvador Island, Bahamas, are a frequent spring break destination for college students. But for students in a Penn State marine biogeochemistry course, the spot is teeming with research projects related to the physics, chemistry, biology and geology of the coastal region.
A new composition of germanosilicate glass created by adding zinc oxide has properties good for lens applications, according to Penn State researchers. This marks the discovery of a novel glass family.
R. Allen Kimel, associate teaching professor of materials science and engineering (MatSE) in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, is the recipient of Penn State's 2019 Undergraduate Program Leadership Award.
Alan MacEachren, professor of geography in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, and Esther Prins, professor of education in the College of Education, have received Penn State's 2019 Graduate Faculty Teaching Award.
Suzanne Mohney, professor of materials science and engineering and electrical engineering in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, is the 2019 recipient of Penn State's Graduate School Alumni Society Graduate Program Chair Leadership Award.
Five Penn State faculty members -- Michael Axtell, Paola (Giuli) Dussias, Joan Redwing, Christopher Reed and Marcos Rigol -- have received 2019 Faculty Scholar Medals for Outstanding Achievement.
A quartet of Nittany Lion seniors have earned accolades from Penn State for their achievements in academics, athletics and leadership. All four were recognized at the Penn State Student Awards ceremony on March 31 at Eisenhower Auditorium.
